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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1902

Page

4

Homeseekers Excursions to Numerous Western States

The notice promotes first and third Tuesday trips in March April and May offering fare plus two cents to many destinations including Minnesota Iowa Dakota territories Idaho Washington Oregon British Columbia Utah Colorado and more. Address Geo S Batty Marshalltown IA for full details and a free booklet on homes

Minnesota Iowa South Dakota Idaho Washington Oregon Brit Columbia Utah Colorado Ska Geo S. Batty Marshalltown

Special Low Rate to California from Iowa Central is March

Iowa Central offers one way excursion tickets to California from all Iowa and Illinois stations at a special low rate. Tours depart every Tuesday in March and April, traveling in elegant comfort without changes. For details contact local Iowa Agent or Geo Batty GT A Marietta Iowa.

California Iowa Central Road Ihs Iowa Illinois Pacific Coast Coast Geo 8 G P&t A Mar Lowa Tilmayl

Hot Springs Arkansas Baths Attract World Visitors

The Hot Springs in Arkansas draw thousands seeking healthful waters with a season opening on January 1. The U.S. Government oversees the baths with modest charges and good treatment. The Iowa Central Railway offers low round trip rates for visitors from the west and northwest, with full information available from George Lane, G P. & T. A., Marshalltown, Iowa.

Arkansas Hot Springs Ark U.S West Northwest Iowa Central Ry Lane Marshalltown Ova

Extension of Time for Oneway Tickets to Minnesota and Dakotas

Severe March storms delayed travel on the Iowa Central. The sale of settlers Oneway tickets to Minnesota and the Dakotas is extended to April 15 22 and 29 next. For details contact your local railroad agent or Geo. 8. Beatty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa.

Iowa Central Road Minnesota Dakotas Beatty Marshalltown Lowa

Wanted Lost Found. Various small notices in old paper.

Classified mix of notices including job requests, rentals, sale items and personal notices. Entries mention a second hand organ, a Washington branch manager, Alfred Morris wholesaler in Ciocionati Ohio, two furnished rooms for rent, hens for sale, a boy's vest, an agent for mining stock, a single driving horse, a lady's wheel, and eight room rental on South Iowa avenue.

Hox Crawfordevise Washington Alfred Morris Ciocionati Ohio Lady's Wheel East Side Iowa Avenue

Telephone Lines Agree for Year with Local Exchange

Three city telephone lines have arranged with Robinson & Wilson Co. to connect with the local exchange for at least a year. The Glendale, Hureka, and the southeast line are now under agreement. Mr. Dao Klopfenstine left for Germany to promote the McCormick Harvester Co. and will call in early May.

Robinson & Wilson Co Robinson & Wilson Glendale Hureka Dao Klopfenstine Germany McCormick Harvester Co

Cushman Sparks Stir in House Speech

Congressman Cushman, former Brighton boy, spoke boldly in the House yesterday stirring representatives of all parties. The lean, witty speaker delivered a heartfelt address, not personally abusive, and may seek greater consideration from the powers and his constituency in the future.

Congressman Cushman House of Representatives Brighton Cushman Congress

Horse Show At Armory Prompts Comment On Peculiar Feat

At Armory D on Tuesday evening Matt White’s horse drew attention with a rapid, unusual display. The animal broke loose from the park railing, whirled to the bank corner and back before returning near its tether. The buggy endured the stunt unscathed.

Matt White

Water Works Vote Disputed in Crawfordsville

The recorder notes the Crawfordsville council vote on water works was three to three with the mayor casting the decisive vote against issuing bonds. Citizens on the ticket opposed the project citing location and bond amount as reasons. The letter urges unity for the town’s upbuilding despite bitter election feelings.

Hmttle

Johnson’s Bakery to produce every kind of pie tomorrow

Miss Anet Gardner returns from Wellman where she attended a W H M S convention. A physical culture exhibition is set for Tuesday evening April 22 with 25 cent admission. L D Higgins sells hardware stock to A J Hillhouse who will continue closing out the stock at the present stand.

Johnson's Bakery Anet Gardner Wellman L. D. Higgins A. J. Hillhouse

Old Garden Reverie and a Harlem Silver Dream

A reflective meditation on the word garden and its deep human joy followed by a Harlem tale in which a man dreams of hidden silver, discovers a wall cavity, and is interrupted by a neighbor’s raid inquiry. Also a brief note clarifies stuttering versus stammering and their causes.

Paradise Julius Noregard Harper's Harlem New York Press

Prices The Best Bargains In Washington Grocery Stores

We claim our prices are the very lowest for quality in Washington. We will argue and expand this simple fact to show you the value in shopping with us. If you know cheaper prices elsewhere, compare and see how our costs stack up after a few visits.

Washington

Cheese Offer in Herkimer County Promises Quality

Local dairy seller in Herkimer County New York touts cheese as superior in fineness and market best while offering cheaper alternatives. Advertised price references 186 a Ub as a bargain compared to other cheeses.

Herkimer County New York

Coffee We Mention Today One Brand as Best Ever

A dealer touts the 156 Hoosier Brand coffee as the best value at a penny price. It claims to rival standard 20¢ coffee and even some 25¢ options, promising repeat purchases once tried.

Quoting Errors and a Remarkable Emmet Story

A compilation notes common misquotations from poets and dramatists with corrected lines. It also recounts Robert Emmet’s quiet rescue of himself after mistaking corrosive sublimate for acid cooling powder and using chalk as an antidote.

Robert Emmet Emmet

The Everlasting Drive of Work and Worth in Anglo-Saxon Society

A London Spectator essay extols persistent energy as the defining Anglo-Saxon trait. It argues modern men obsess over work, valuing labor for its own sake, with rich and poor alike simulating industry to avoid perceptions of leisure.

London Spectator America

Marriage in Persia with Bride Fees and Fireworks

The article describes a Persian wedding with pre banquet bathing, feasts for female kin, a night procession for the groom, alms, and women watching from roofs. Fireworks greet the bride’s arrival and a drum marks her departure, followed by a sheep sacrifice at the threshold of the new home.

Persia

How to call Main eleven hundred and eleven

A dialogue fragment features a speaker asking for the correct way to call a number “Main eleven hundred and eleven” and another requests plainer speech. The exchange contrasts forms like seven hundred and seven and one thousand one hundred eleven with clarifications sought for the address style.

Flere Malin Chicago Tribune Central Main

Lecture Tips Prompt Dulle to Exit Quietly

A professor of elocution instructs Dulle to bow and leave the platform on tiptoe so as not to wake the audience. Dulle asks why, and the professor explains the reason is to avoid disturbing the listeners.

Dulle

Notice on books left at shop sold to JT

Butler and all having accounts are urged to call and settle by cash or give note at once. Respectfully Topp Strustr. 5166 Cheap Rates via C. R. 1. & P. Rock Island offers cheap rates to Minnesota North Dakota and Pacific coast points. See Avect Rowland for particulars. 18-Aw

JT. Butler Topp Strustr Rock Island Minnesota North Dakota Pacific Coast Rowland

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